I was going to resist saying "I told you so", but at these rare moments when
reason is validated, I can't help myself.

Mike E.
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Sent: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 17:27:09 EDT
Subject: FWD: Bitter about lime

> Bitter about lime
>
> Date: 09/23/2003
>
> Bitter about lime
>
> Jeff Howell explains why he has become disenchanted with the world
> of lime
>
> > One reason for this was the insistence of some BLF members that only
> expensive slaked lime putty, or hydraulic lime, can be used to make
> building mortars and plasters. In fact, bags of ordinary hydrated
> lime, sold for less than a fiver in every builders' merchants in the
> land, can be used to make perfectly good mortar. But the BLF members
> who make their money selling the more expensive stuff would prefer
> people not to know this.
>

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